The Glass Menagerie
Tennessee Williams
It is a very small world. What are the odds of Jim being Laura's old crush from high school? Tom knew Jim in high school, and Laura is very nervous about the gentleman caller being the Jim; therefore, it of course had to be him. Laura reveals her timid side again by her freak out when Jim was coming. Laura decides to hide herself once she lets them in the door. It is hard to imagine people being that shy! "She is like a piece of translucent glass touched by light, given a momentary radiance, not actual, not lasting" (1263). This description of Laura relates her to her glass menagerie which is used to symbolize her. Laura is fragile; she breaks easily. However, like glass held over a light is given momentary brilliance, as Laura had momentary, special beauty that night.
Now Amanda gets all dolled up for this great occasion and does not waste a second to tell Jim her life story. (that would be embarrassing) It is a good thing Jim was a kind fellow because if I was him I probably would have been a little apprehensive.
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